000 CDUS43 KDMX 140641 CLIAMW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 135 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 ................................... ...THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 73 123 PM MM MM 72 1 64 MINIMUM 50 1159 PM MM MM 49 1 47 AVERAGE 62 60 2 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 MM MM 0.14 0.00 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.18 1.71 -0.53 2.15 SINCE MAR 1 9.47 7.26 2.21 8.10 SINCE JAN 1 10.05 8.86 1.19 8.94 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 9 MONTH TO DATE 95 106 -11 120 SINCE MAR 1 1442 1437 5 1647 SINCE JUL 1 6915 6697 218 7139 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 15 -15 0 SINCE MAR 1 3 21 -18 0 SINCE JAN 1 3 21 -18 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 46 900 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 14 2009...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT MAY 15 2009...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$